Lord Of The Flies And The Bear

The last sentence of “The Bear” shows how one becomes what they consume; therefore, humans are the stories they read when they submerge themselves into them. [SP 1a] In the last sentence, the narrator—a hunter—reflects on the pain he has caused another being, understands how bear and human are one, and empathizes with the bear [SP 7a]. In the last sentence, each appositive refers to the blood of the bear. The narrator is telling about how living off the pain and suffering of others when he refers to “that poetry by which I lived” (7). Once the narrator kills the bear, he transforms into it; because the narrator has a different cognitive model about animals, he understands bears and humans can be equal. This disproves the common cognitive model that humans are superior to animals. Additionally, once the hunter kills the bear, he has a sense of humility and maturity because he empathizes with the bear and owns up to his actions. This contrasts Lord of the Flies because the hunting is done in an inhumane …show more content…
In “The Bear,” the narrator undergoes a liminal journey to understand the sacrifice of the bear; likewise, stories and theater allow one to undergo a liminal process and can connect an individual to a society. The experience the narrator has when he hunts shows how goes through the limen to understand the agony of the bear. Theater and stories can also be liminal because they allow one to understand the moral of a story and tragedy without actually experiencing it. Hunting can have the ability to unite an individual to society because it allows one to provide for their family and others, and it gives the community a sense of connectedness. Stories connect people because without stories, people are isolated and dead inside. Overall, the last sentence symbolizes how hunting and stories alike can change people to feel empathy and learn important